Districts/schools are limited to 75 registered teachers per session. Others may take their chances as walk-ins
If a district fails to send a roster by the deadline, all participants who arrive will be considered walk-ins and subject to this .
Procedures
On the day of the event, all walk-ins (anyone not on the roster sent 1 week ahead) will sign in on a waiting list. Just before the workshop begins, they will be given available seats in the order they signed in on the waiting list.
The host district will send email asking for rosters 2 weeks before the event.
All districts/schools will cut-off registration within their districts/schools 2 weeks before the event.
All districts/schools will email the host a roster of their registered teachers 1 week before the event.
You must send a roster. Send your district sign-in sheet or the attached roster with your teachers’ names on it.
You must respond. If you have no teachers registered, tell the host that.
Finances
Calendar
October - partial participant invoices due for current year
May - participant agreements collected for the following year
June - full participants invoices
2nd partial invoices as needed
Issuing Credit
The participant's employing school district makes all credit decisions. The host district does not issue credit for attendees.
The Coop follows a strict late policy due to the professional development requirements for teachers of the gifted being mandated by the Texas Administrative Code.
Participants who are more than 15 minutes late arriving or returning from the lunch break will receive a late notice with instruction on how to contact the decision-makers in their districts.
Participants who leave early will not receive a certificate to document attendance.
The Coop's sessions are not to be used for partial credit.
Coop Meeting Cycle
May - set up school year
September - discuss expo and year to come
January - set up summer and expo
Hosting a Session
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Finances
Issuing Credit
Coop Meeting Cycle
Hosting a Session
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